jollygreengiant
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 03:22 PM |
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The SVA DAY, JGG
Well, Monday arrived. Alarm set for 04:30 and it duly went off. Must admit I had slept better. So I duly had some breakky and packed for what I
thought suitable. My build up file, with all my purchase receipts. A tool kit, consisting of a few sockets, pliers, screw drivers, allen keys, etc. A
bag of what covers, cable ties, rubber trim, dremmel and emery tape. I then made a flask of coffee and some sarni's and loaded the car. Drove the
car out of the garage, flicked the lock over on the garage door and closed it. 
First major problem of the day, I am now LOCKED out of the house with no keys to get in. 
God bless my understanding wife who rescues me after I ring the door bell. 
So at 06:00 I set off for Nottingham SVA centre.
Just as I arrived at the station I started to get a few spots of rain on my visor. 
and at 08:05hrs (after getting lost for 20 minutes, I missed a left turn) I arrived at the Centre (before a lot of the staff)
 
Before SVA
At about 08:30 the test gets under way.
Item 1
So you were all right about the foam insulation, it fails because it goes soggy and fall apart.
Item 2
I have a sharp edge to the rear of my Aerocap fuel filler, although it is recessed, I left it exposed to the rear so that any fuel spilt around it
would run off to the rear rather linger over my boot cover.
Item 3
The rivnuts that came through from the passenger side front bulkhead constitute a sharp edge.
Item 4
My adapted wide reflectors below the rear lights have sharp edges.
Item 5
CO reading high (4.6 I think it was. no wonder it seemed to use a lot of fuel getting there, about 2 gallons for 70 miles approx).
Item 5
Head lamp aims.
The one that I was really panicking over was the speedo reading. This he said was abosutely spot on. 30 @ 30, 40 @ 40, 50 @ 50, 70 @ 70. so I have no
margin for error.
Self centering was fine, although I have obviously built a lardy version for it weighs in at GVW 1250kg.
Braking performance was spot on. The fronts locking up well in advance of the rears. with only a 15% front imballance.
So that was about it. Over all a FAIL.
However he had a quick twist and pull on the head lights ( checking security of mounting ) and low and behold the were magically aligned.
A couple of quick turns with the allen key and that bought the emissions down to 1.7%.
About another 20 minutes of throwing more rubber wear at the car ( a length of heater hose cut along its length and then cable tied is Ok for a pass
where I had the foam insulator. A nut cover split and with a strategic hole in the dome is ok for the bottom threads of the headlamp mounting where
the cable comes out of it. Some 5mm id fuel hose is ok for the rivnuts and some rubber edge trim lipped under and up the edge of the Aerocap is also
OK.
The end result was that at 10:57 hrs I was presented with a MAC certificate.
 
After SVA
This certificate I duly secreted into my inside coat pocket for safe and secure keeping.
On the way back home it rained. As soon as I got in the first thing that I did was to put the heating on and DRY out the Certificate. Thankfully it
has only run a little bit on the reverse.
However despite the poor weather on the way back,................the road back was the reverse of the way there, nice and twisty. A delight to
drive.
[Edited on 23/3/09 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 03:25 PM |
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Congratulations!
Although I do believe that you've mis-interpreted the GVW - I can't imagine that you're far off a wet weight of 600kg.
Well done!
David
Oh - and don't forget to scan your MAC, as you won't see it again once you've registered the car.
[Edited on 23/3/09 by David Jenkins]
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splitrivet
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 03:29 PM |
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Congrats car looks good.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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blakep82
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 03:30 PM |
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quite a few dulys
well done!
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geoffxt
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 03:33 PM |
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Well done Clive, I had been wondering all morning how things were going and apart from the house keys - very well indeed! Congratulations mate,
Brilliant!
geoff.xt
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 03:36 PM |
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congratulations, car looks great.
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stevec
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:03 PM |
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Sounds like a day to remember, just as it should be.
Well done.
Steve.
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:10 PM |
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Congratulations Clive….Its a fantastic feeling holding that MAC .
I still have a colour scan of mine as they take it off you at the DVLA.
We Must organise a drive out this summer now that our leader is on the road.
Paul
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perci
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 posted on 23/3/09 at 04:11 PM |
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congratulations clive!!! ive been wondering how youve been getting on all morning - very pleased for you.
bec & pete
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twybrow
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:13 PM |
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You lucky man! I just hope the tester is as kind at my test!
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afj
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:20 PM |
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well done sva at nottingham is fairly painless and worth the extra miles if its not your closest centre
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Slater
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:24 PM |
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Well done!
It sounds a bit like my SVA a few weeks ago, a fail then a pass all in the same morning.
It's a great feeling isn't it! You'll have a big grin on your face for a few days yet.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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bill132hotrod
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:27 PM |
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The SVA
Well done clive CONGRATULATIONS on the pass.
Hope to see you all soon.
Regards Bill.
PERSEVERANCE is the word of the week. Stick with it the results are SWEET.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:35 PM |
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Awww well done Clive! 
Chuffed to monkeys for you!
Excellent news indeed!
ATB Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:37 PM |
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Well done!!!!!!!
Looks good
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 04:59 PM |
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who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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adithorp
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 05:24 PM |
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Nice one! Sounds like you'll make Stoneleigh?
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 05:26 PM |
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Congratulations! The car looks sweet, and the right colur choice too
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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IDONTBELEIVEIT
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 05:33 PM |
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well done clive,looks like you done a lot of work after i left on saturday,car looks great top banana
wayne
Are We There Yet, Are We There Yet!!!!
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robinj66
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 06:31 PM |
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Excellent news.
Glad the SVA experience wasn't too bad
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 06:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul (Notts)
We Must organise a drive out this summer now that our leader is on the road.
Paul
I shall only be leading by virtue of the fact that having got in excess of 30mpg today coupled with an enormous 12 gallon tank, I will be waiting for
every one out on the road.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 06:50 PM |
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Stopped grinning like a fool yet?Had me worried at the start of the post.Nice one,
Mel
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handyandy
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 07:07 PM |
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congratulations.
car looks really nice.
andy
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spdpug98
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 07:10 PM |
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Congratulations
My Blog: http://spdpug98.wordpress.com/
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kelloggs
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 07:11 PM |
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Congratulations, only room for one passenger now and maybe the little pink bbq. have lots of fun driving and we will see you at the next meeting, hope
the weathers good.
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